Spectacular Winning Photos From The Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2019 Contest
The winners of Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 were announced at an award ceremony at the National Maritime Museum on 12 September 2019. The photographs will be showcased in an exhibition at the museum from 13 September. ESO joined the competition in 2016 by contributing a judge and further spreading the word about the competition among its community.
The overall winner of the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 competition is Hungarian photographer László Francsics who takes home a prize of £10 000. Francsics with his ‘Into the Shadow’ image captivated and astounded the judges. Taken in Budapest, Hungary, the photograph depicts a creative and artistic composition of the 35 phases of the total lunar eclipse that occurred on 21 January 2019.
Into the Shadow, by László Francsics. Winner: Our Moon and Winner: Overall. The photograph depicts a creative and artistic composition of the 35 phases of the total lunar eclipse that occurred on 21 January 2019. Competition judge Ed Robinson said: “For a single multiple-exposure image to capture this event with such positional precision, creative innovation and beauty is nothing short of masterful”. (Photo by László Francsics/Astronomy Photographer of the Year) Continue reading »
Instagram Model Crafts Incredibly Detailed Photo Shoot Sets That She Later Uses To Take Self-Portraits
There are models, and then there are Models. Kihmberlie, a woman with an incredible sense of style, is one of the latter. She has become an icon of beauty, hard work, and perseverance online, and her fans eagerly wait for each new photo. Continue reading »
French Photographer Visited Chernobyl, And The Captivating Photos Show Just How Suddenly Time Stopped In Its Tracks After The Disaster
According to Romain Veillon: “Here are the photographs I had taken during my trip to Chernobyl. For the people who don’t know the history or didn’t see the HBO show, the Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.” Continue reading »
This Realistic Lettuce Notepad Is Great For Jotting Down Fresh Ideas
Are you still writing notes and reminders on square note pads? Do you love fresh lettuce? If you’re in the middle of that Venn diagram, then you may want to add this cool product to your grocery list. Continue reading »
Wedding Photo Shoot Gets Interrupted By A Deer, Hilarity Ensues
Oh deer, look at what happened here. A couple’s romantic wedding photo shoot went from beautiful to absolutely unique when it was interrupted by a cute, oblivious deer. Continue reading »
40 Funniest Finalists For Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2019
Prepare yourself for some rib-tickling laughter because the Comedy Wildlife Awards (previously) has announced its 40 fantastic finalists from the 2019 competition, which has been an absolute treat for the judges with possibly the best entries we have ever had. The Overall Winner and Category Winners will be announced on 13th November and don’t forget to have your say (and a laugh) and join in the judging for the Affinity Photo People’s Choice Award. Continue reading »
Intimate Photos Of Sharon Tate Gives Her Husband Roman Polanski A Haircut In 1968
French-Italian photographer Jack Garofalo took these lovely photos of Sharon Tate giving her husband Roman Polanski a haircut in their hotel room in Cannes during the 21st Cannes Film Festival in May 1968. Continue reading »
Famous Brands Get A Logo Makeover By A Canadian Artist To Better Reflect Their Brand Philosophy
Some might have you believe that creating a logo for a company is a fairly straightforward task, while in fact it is not. Continue reading »
Meet Maria Oz – The Girl With Amazingly Big Eyes
There are many beautiful girls in Instagram, but most of them look pretty much alike. This one has something special in her appearance. Maria Oz from Ukraine has amazingly big eyes! Users widely admit that her eyes are the biggest in the world. Continue reading »
The Moscow Girl Turned Her Small Flat Into A Baroque Palace
Aelita, a girl from Moscow, turned her 1-roomed 36 m2 (387 ft2) flat into a royal palace in the baroque style. She ordered furniture from Italy and though it was rather expensive, the girl admits it lacks comfort. Continue reading »
Let’s Make Famous Russian Portraits Smile
Users of social networks decided to make famous works of Russian painters more positive and added white smiles to their portraits by means of a popular addition. Let us check out what they got. Continue reading »
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2019: The Best Shots From This Year’s Competition
The annual photography exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum in London on 18 November. Nearly 50,000 entires from professional and amateur photographers were submitted this year and 100 will be on display. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in the Natural History Museum’s Hintze Hall on 15 October.
An ever-adaptable raccoon pokes her bandit-masked face out of a 1970s Ford Pinto on a deserted farm in Saskatchewan, Canada. In the back seat, her five playful kits trill with excitement. On this evening, she paused at the exit to check the surroundings before squeezing out to spend the night looking for food. (Urban wildlife category). (Photo by Jason Bantle) Continue reading »
Apple Fans Think New iPhones Resemble Shavers, Among Other Hilarious Things
On Tuesday, Apple unveiled its new iPhones, all of which have extra cameras.
This year’s lineup features the iPhone 11, iPhone Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Aside from the amazing new qualities and long battery life of the new range, the iPhone 11 Pro’s triple-lens camera has caught the most attention between social media users. Continue reading »
40-Foot Studebaker President: The World’s Biggest Passenger Car
Few companies escaped the Stock Market Crash of 1929 that plunged the United States and much of the western world into an abyss of economic recession. One of the worst hit was the automobile industry—because obviously it was hard to sell cars to people who were out of work. Continue reading »
The Wonderful Art Of Missing Pet Posters
The illustrations in these missing pet posters, made by people with little artistic skills, are hilarious. Yet, there is a touch of sadness in them, a heartbreaking desperation. Continue reading »
“People Of The Twenty-First Century”: Photographer Spent 20 Years Documenting Fashion Trends Worn By People Around The World
“For close to a quarter century now, Hans Eijkelboom has been taking to the shopping streets of countless cities around the world (Amsterdam, New York, Paris, Shanghai—and now also Athens and Kassel) to photographically record the dizzying sartorial diversity that is such a defining hallmark of global capitalism—a plethora of visual (“surface”) difference that, when viewed from the perspective of an artist interested in discerning patterns, i.e., repetition, inevitably results in a document of arresting sameness. Continue reading »
New Words That You Should Add To Your Vocabulary
When languages evolve, it’s essential that scholars and dictionaries and vocabularies keep up. Here are some 20+ new words that we all should start using. Continue reading »
This Bizarre Japanese Temple Looks Like A Fallen Intergalactic Starship
Rising out of central Tokyo, not far from Tokyo Tower or the Emperor’s Palace, this bizarre, black, pyramidal structure is a temple of the “Inner Trip Reiyukai.” Continue reading »
Polish Artist Creates 27 Controversial Illustrations For Political Magazine
Manipulation Of Manipulation
Igor Morski is a Polish graphic designer, illustrator and set designer. Presently, he focuses on mixed media graphic art, based manly on photo manipulation, drawing, recently also 3D. Continue reading »
Cinematic And Cyberpunk Urban Photography By Felipe OA
Minimalist and mysterious urban landscapes by Felipe OA, a gifted self-taught photographer, writer, and artist currently based in Valdivia, Chile. Felipe focuses mainly on urban and street photography. He shoots amazing nightscapes and cityscapes with a surreal atmosphere. Continue reading »
Cosplay Artist Creates Shoes And Boots In The Shape Of Animal Hooves
We’ve seen many amazing cosplays that make it hard for us to distinguish whether they’re real or just someone wearing costumes and fashion accessories to masterfully copy a specific character or a person. Originally coined in Japan in 1984, this already wildly-known performance art has captured millions of hearts and created a vivid subculture all around the world. Continue reading »
Artist Emmanuelle Moureaux Creates A Colorful Installation Made Of 140,000 Pieces Of Paper
Tokyo-based French architect Emmanuelle Moureaux recently hung 140,000 pieces of paper from the ceiling to create rainbow passageways in celebration of a Japanese soft drink company’s centennial. Each piece of paper is cut in the form of a symbol from the Japanese writing system, hiragana. The colorful installation, titled “Universe of Words,” opened this summer during the Tanabata Festival and was inspired by the tradition of writing wishes on paper and hanging them from bamboo branches. Continue reading »
Breathtaking Wildlife Macro Photography In The Borneo Rainforest By Chien C. Lee
Outstanding wildlife shots of monsters from the Borneo rainforest by Chien C. Lee, a biologist turned photographer and environmental educator from California who moved to Borneo in 1996. Chien focuses mainly on wildlife, birds, animals, and macro photography.
“My goal as a photographer is to produce images that help to inspire a deeper understanding and respect for our natural world”, he says.
Lee fascinated by the intricate interactions and adaptations of rainforest organisms that showcase the wondrous complexity of these ecosystems.
“One of the most unusual fungi I’ve come across in Borneo’s rainforests is this cage fungus (Clathrus sp.). If only the smelled as nice as they looked! These are relatives of the stinkhorns (Phallaceae) and their name is well deserved. Rather than having airborne spores as most mushrooms, these utilize insects for their dispersal. The putrid rotting scent attracts flies and other insects that inadvertently carry away bits of the sticky brown slime, in which the spores are found.” Continue reading »
Funny Illustrations About Sloths And Their Daily Life Struggles By Japanese Artist Keigo
Sloths are fantastic animals, and we just can’t get enough. Some of us can definitely agree with this statement 100%. However, there’s hardly anyone who loves sloths more than Japanese artist Keigo. Continue reading »
Hobby Buddies: Ursula Sprecher And Andi Cortellini’s Weird And Wonderful Photos Of Clubs
Swiss Garrison (Serving the 501st Legion). Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini
Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini are obsessed with people’s hobbies. The two Swiss artists have spent the past seven years traveling across their native Switzerland photographing gatherings of like-minded people in a myriad array of interests and niche groups. Continue reading »
